Chapter 285 Zhu Qizhen: I will definitely return as king!
Zhu Qizhen stood in front of the Woxin Hall, looking down at the city near the sea in the distance, with a look of disbelief on his face. He asked Kong Hongxu and others beside him, "The enemy has come under our noses, and Fan Biao and the others have no news."
Pass it back?"
Kong Hongxu was silent for a while, "Your Majesty, the situation is serious. Now is not the time to investigate the cause. The Penghu Islands are the gateway to Kaohsiung. General Fan and his army of four guards may..."
No news has come back, so there are only two possibilities.
The whole army is annihilated or all surrenders.
Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a long time before he said calmly: "Why did Fan Biao betray me?"
Chen Lan secretly gloated and said, "Your Majesty, isn't it obvious?"
Not rebellious?
If he hadn't rebelled against Fan Biao, he would have ended up like Xie Wan.
Zhu Qizhen looked dark and murmured that I relied so much on Fan Biao, yet he betrayed me, which was really chilling.
Chen Lan laughed in his heart, His Majesty Baozong was so stubborn.
As soon as the small court was established, there were new loyal ministers, and they were the former Yanshenggong and the former Zhang Tianshi, who were of better background. They immediately abandoned Xie Wan, and they were very good at crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, which was not inferior to His Majesty Jingtai in Gyeonggi Province.
Kong Hongxu said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The enemy army must have made a surprise attack, which forced Fan Biao to surrender. Now General Han leads more than 30,000 people to defend the city, and the enemy army only has about 10,000 troops landing. They will definitely not be able to succeed in a short time.
As long as we continue to waste our money, if Han Huixi seizes the opportunity to divide his troops and board the ship to cut off the logistics of these 10,000 enemy troops, the enemy troops will retreat without a fight!"
Zhang Chenglu coughed and said, "This is the most ideal situation, but since the enemy is coming, how can we be unprepared? How about we prepare for a rainy day and prepare to retreat first?"
If you lose, you will have a chance to escape.
Zhu Qizhen looked at the soldiers who were lying under the palace hall, and said loudly: "I want to live and die with Kaohsiung, and guard this homeland with my Ming soldiers. I want to tell those rebels that every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood, we will wait for
Don’t give in an inch!”
Don't disturb the morale of the army.
Kong Hongxu and Zhang Chenglu looked at each other without saying a word.
Chen Lan thought for a moment and said to Zhu Qizhen: "Your Majesty, please allow me to go to the city to supervise the battle!"
Zhu Qizhen just nodded.
Suddenly, the city wall facing the sea was filled with fire and smoke, and soon there was the roar of cannons, the sharp sound of cannonballs piercing the sky, and the sound of dragging through the air.
The war has begun...
Zhu Qizhen's eyes suddenly jumped.
Something's wrong!
How could the artillery used by Zhu Jianji's bastard army land so accurately on the top of the city? And from a distance, the shells would burst into flames after landing.
It even burst into flames!
Forming a sea of fire.
Visible to the naked eye, large swathes of soldiers on the city gate walls fell to the ground, and some were even directly swallowed up by the blazing flames. After struggling for a while, they fell to the ground without moving.
Not a traditional solid cannonball,
It’s a blast!
When did the power of artillery shells become so insane?
It’s probably not even the Ming Dynasty’s artillery!
Zhu Qizhen was a little confused. He suddenly understood why Fan Biao's Penghu Four Guards were completely wiped out, or all of them surrendered. Such artillery would be a disaster if it fell on a battleship.
A wooden battleship could withstand such artillery attacks.
Zhu Qizhen was inexplicably shocked. Kong Hongxu and Zhang Chenglu looked at each other. Neither of them expected that the artillery of the young army was so terrifying. No wonder His Highness the Crown Prince dared to release Baozong to Taiwan.
Such a young army is not afraid of Baozong trying to seize the gate again.
The Ming Dynasty had such an artifact, so of course it had to be expanded.
so……
Kong Hongxu thought of this and saluted Zhu Qizhen and said: "Your Majesty, what Master Zhang Tianshi said is right. The young army is coming with great force. Please make preparations for retreat in advance, just in case."
Zhu Qizhen waved his sleeves and said, "I will not retreat, and I vow to live and die with Kaohsiung!"
But he looked at Kong Hongxu intentionally or unintentionally.
Kong Hongxu understood.
He immediately said to Chen Lan: "Chen Shangshu, go find General Han. Your Majesty wants to make a call on the city defense matters."
Chen Lan immediately walked away quickly.
Zhu Qizhen listened to the continuous sound of artillery fire in the distance, and his heart trembled with fear. If he had known this, why would he have established a small court? Wouldn't it be better to stay in Taiwan honestly?
It's okay now, it has attracted such a plague god.
After all, the battle was not decided instantly, and it was useless for Zhu Qizhen to watch, so he had to return to Beiwang Pavilion. Kong Hongxu and Zhang Chenglu, as well as Meng Xi, the eunuch and eunuch who was responsible for the ceremony, followed him back.
Zhu Qizhen paced back and forth in Beiwang Pavilion, waiting anxiously.
Half an hour later, Han Shuiping and Chen Lan came back together.
Zhu Qizhen had long been impatient. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and grabbed Han Shuiping's hand. "General Han, tell me the truth. Can you defeat Zhu Jianji's young army?"
Han Shui's eyes were steady, "Your Majesty, don't worry——"
Kong Hongxu coughed and said, "General Han, your Majesty must listen to the truth and not just talk to save face."
Zhu Qizhen nodded earnestly, "General Han, tell the truth. I won't blame you."
Han Shui was silent for a while, "The enemy's artillery is so powerful that it has never been seen before. In addition, almost everyone in the enemy army is holding a gun. It is the Shenji Battalion! The Shenji Battalion of 10,000 people, coupled with such terrifying artillery...
…And the enemy seems to have a special kind of firecracker, which has an extremely long range and extremely high accuracy. Xue Meng has been killed in the battle, and he can’t even see the enemy’s face clearly. Not only that, most of the middle and high-level generals of our army,
Like Xue Meng, they were all shot to death across the battlefield by the enemy's muskets!"
Zhu Qizhen took a few steps back, "Is the situation so bad?"
Han Shui sighed: "It seems to be a new type of firecracker. It is too incomprehensible. Our soldiers were pressed on the top of the city and did not dare to raise their heads. However, the impact of the enemy's artillery shells was extremely accurate. Even if our army ambushed
Under the city wall, there were still heavy casualties caused by the bombing, I'm afraid..."
After a pause, he changed his words: "I definitely can't keep it!"
Kong Hongxu immediately said: "This is not to blame General Han. Huilongying is good at naval battles, but now that the enemy is attacking and defending our city, our advantage is gone, and our defeat is reasonable."
Han Shuixi looked at Kong Hongxu with gratitude.
Kong Hongxu's words allowed him to be exempted from liability.
Zhu Qizhen fell down on the chair and muttered to himself over and over in despair, "What should I do?"
Han Shui said softly: "Your Majesty, for the current plan, we can only bring the supplies and equipment as soon as possible. The ministers will dispatch troops and leave Taiwan temporarily with Your Majesty to wait for the situation to change. If the young army retreats, we will
You can still come back with a vengeance.”
Zhu Qizhen suddenly became energetic and said, "Yes, yes, retreat quickly."
Han Shui immediately received the order, "The minister asked Zhao Tai to lead the troops to guard the main gate, and Chen Lan, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, to supervise the army. The minister led the Huben guards to prepare for the retreat. Your Majesty, the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue, please ask your Majesty.
Purpose, we must move as much material as possible."
There is too much money in the treasury.
It takes a lot of time to transport it to the ship.
Zhu Qizhen stood up in panic and said, "Inform me of my decree, and General Han will be solely responsible for the retreat."
He said to Han Shui: "Go and move the treasury quickly."
The money must be taken away.
More than 50 million taels, as much as you can move.
Han Shui received the order and went to take care of it immediately.
Zhu Qizhen sat on the chair in despair. After a long time, he muttered why I was running away again... He couldn't help feeling sad, and almost broke down and cried.
Kong Hongxu immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. We will leave the green mountains without worrying about having no firewood. We are just retreating strategically. It won't be long before we are sure to return as kings and fight back to Taiwan with a strong force!"
That's what Zhu Qizhen is good for.
Never despair.
Kong Hongxu comforted him like this, and Zhu Qizhen immediately became energetic.
He said: "Yes, I will definitely return as the king!"
